CA Union vs Estudiantes de La Plata, Superliga Argentina 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Liga Profesional · 2023

CA Union

2 – 0

Full Time

Estudiantes de La Plata

Fri 3 Mar 2023 · 23:00 UTC Estadio 15 de Abril HT 45' · FT 45'

Oscar Piris 52' 1–0

Imanol Machuca 70' 2–0

Imanol Machuca 31' Y

Claudio Corvalan 41' Y

Luciano Aued 45' Y

Y 49' Fernando Zuqui

Yeison Gordillo 60' Y

Enzo Roldan 82' Y

Overview

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CA Union vs Estudiantes de La Plata — Superliga Argentina at Estadio 15 de Abril.

CA Union 27 games · 40 pts (2026/26)
Estudiantes de La Plata 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Pablo Echavarria
Assistant 1 Maximiliano Castelli
Assistant 2 Gonzalo Ferrari (Argentina)

15 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	CA Velez Sarsfield	27	51
2	CA Talleres	27	48
3	Racing Club	27	46
4	CA Huracan	27	46
5	CA River Plate	27	43
6	CA Boca Juniors	27	42
7	CA Independiente	27	40
8	CA Tucuman	27	40
9	CA Union	27	40
10	CA Platense	27	39
11	CS Independiente Rivadavia	27	38
12	Estudiantes de La Plata	27	36
13	Instituto AC Córdoba	27	36
14	CA Lanus	27	36
15	CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba	27	35
16	CA Belgrano	27	35
17	CD Riestra	27	35
18	CA Tigre	27	34
19	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	27	32
20	CA Rosario Central	27	32
21	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	27	32
22	CA Central Córdoba	27	31
23	AA Argentinos Juniors	27	30
24	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	27	29
25	CA Newell's Old Boys	27	28
26	CA Sarmiento de Junín	27	26
27	CA Banfield	27	24
28	CA Barracas Central	27	23

Head-to-Head

CA Union 7 games · Avg 1.7 goals Estudiantes de La Plata

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-03 CA Union 2–0 Estudiantes de La Plata 2022-08-22 Estudiantes de La Plata 1–0 CA Union 2021-09-15 CA Union 0–2 Estudiantes de La Plata 2020-02-01 Estudiantes de La Plata 3–1 CA Union 2019-04-06 CA Union 0–0 Estudiantes de La Plata

Recent Form

CA Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Mar	Estudiantes de La Plata	H	2–0	W
25 Feb	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	A	0–1	L
19 Feb	CA Colon	H	1–1	D
13 Feb	CA Barracas Central	A	1–1	D
06 Feb	Instituto AC Córdoba	H	0–2	L
30 Jan	CA Banfield	A	0–0	D

Estudiantes de La Plata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Mar	CA Union	A	0–2	L
25 Feb	CA Sarmiento de Junín	H	1–1	D
18 Feb	CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba	A	1–0	W
13 Feb	CA Lanus	H	0–2	L
04 Feb	Arsenal FC	A	1–1	D
28 Jan	CA Tigre	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

CA Union		Estudiantes de La Plata
#9	Position	#12
40	Points	36
27	Played	27
11 / 7 / 9	W / D / L	8 / 12 / 7
27	Scored	36
26	Conceded	34
+1	GD	+2
1.48	PPG	1.33
41%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
CA Union this season

50% Clean Sheets
Estudiantes de La Plata this season

CA Union are 9th (40 pts). Estudiantes de La Plata are 12th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Union

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/4

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Estudiantes de La Plata

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Union

Cristian Tarragona	9 G	1 A
Marcelo Estigarribia	4 G	1 A
Julian Palacios	3 G	5 A

Estudiantes de La Plata

Tiago Palacios	3 G	2 A
Alexis Castro	3 G
Fabricio Perez Escudero	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Estadio 15 de Abril. CA Union are looking to make home advantage count against Estudiantes de La Plata.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' CA Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' CA Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CA Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' Jose Sosa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Estudiantes de La Plata tonight.
31' The referee has no hesitation. Imanol Machuca is booked for CA Union — Yellow card on 31.
36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' CA Union receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
45' The referee calls foul for Luciano Aued. He receives a Yellow card.
46' Estudiantes de La Plata ring the changes. Santiago Ascacibar has done his job and it is now time for Pablo Piatti to step up.
48' Fernando Zuqui picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
49' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Fernando Zuqui on 49 minutes.
52' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Oscar Piris makes no mistake. 1-0!
57' Mauro Mendez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
58' A tactical swap from CA Union — Junior Marabel on, Thiago Vecino off on 58 minutes.
60' Yeison Gordillo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 60.
61' It’s a booking for CA Union player. Yeison Gordillo gets a Yellow card.
66' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Imanol Machuca makes it 2-0.
71' CA Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Enzo Roldan is hanging Yeison Gordillo on the field on 71 minute.
72' Jose Sosa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fernando Zuqui on 72 minute.
77' Luciano Aued makes way for Juan Pablo Luduena at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA Union.
78' It is a substitution in CA Union team. Luciano Aued is replaced by Juan Pablo Luduena on 78 minute.
82' That is a Yellow card for CA Union. Enzo Roldan will be fuming at that decision.
82' Time for substitution for Estudiantes de La Plata. Leonardo Godoy is replaced by Eros Mancuso.
83' A change in the Estudiantes de La Plata ranks — Leonardo Godoy exits the field as Eros Mancuso enters on 83.
88' Estudiantes de La Plata has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
Full Time. CA Union beats Estudiantes de La Plata

Lineups

CA Union Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gustavo Munua

Estudiantes de La Plata Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Abel Balbo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Martin Cauteruccio	2
Oscar Piris	1
Marcelo Estigarribia	1
Mikel Amondarain	1
Fabricio Perez Escudero	1
Javier Mendez	1
Mateo Retegui	1
Manuel Castro	1

Head to Head

CA Union Form

2023-03-03 CA Union 2–0 Estudiantes de La Plata W 2023-02-25 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 1–0 CA Union L 2023-02-19 CA Union 1–1 CA Colon D 2023-02-13 CA Barracas Central 1–1 CA Union D 2023-02-06 CA Union 0–2 Instituto AC Córdoba L 2023-01-30 CA Banfield 0–0 CA Union D

Estudiantes de La Plata Form

2023-03-03 CA Union 2–0 Estudiantes de La Plata L 2023-02-25 Estudiantes de La Plata 1–1 CA Sarmiento de Junín D 2023-02-18 CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba 0–1 Estudiantes de La Plata W 2023-02-13 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–2 CA Lanus L 2023-02-04 Arsenal FC 1–1 Estudiantes de La Plata D 2023-01-28 Estudiantes de La Plata 1–2 CA Tigre L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.2 CA Union xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.06 Estudiantes de La Plata xG

I would bet for: CA Union or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Union41% Draw30% Estudiantes de La Plata29%

Actual: CA Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

CA Union or Draw

71%

Draw or Estudiantes de La Plata

59%

CA Union or Estudiantes de La Plata

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

CA Union26% Draw51% Estudiantes de La Plata23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

12.6%

1 – 0

11.2%

0 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

7.7%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.1%

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — CA Union

Handicap	CA Union covers	Push	Estudiantes de La Plata covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

CA Union keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Estudiantes de La Plata keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.